POLICE

The police administrative structure in Kanniyakumari is divided into 4 subdivisions each in charge of an officer of
rank of ASP/DSP. The police station is the basic unit of police administration in
a district. Under the Criminal Procedure Code, all crime has to be recorded at
the police station and all preventive, investigative and law and order work is
done from there. A police station is divided into a number of beats, which are
assigned to constables for patrolling, surveillance, collection of intelligence
etc.